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Burcu Becerman
The first time Burcu Becerman entered the office of AEGEE-Ankara, she sat down silently in an empty chair. This was just after the AEGEE branch had been accepted as organiser of the AEGEE-Europe Agora for autumn 2001, but Burcu had not knowingly joined a meeting of the organisation team. “I sat next to Refet Saban, one of the founders of AEGEE-Ankara. Suddenly he turned to me, greeted me with a warm smile and said: Welcome to the Agora Coordination Team!” At that moment the young Translation and Interpretation student had no idea that shortly afterwards she would become Secretary-General of the Agora team, manager of one of the biggest AEGEE projects ever and member of the AEGEE-Europe board. The legend of Burcu Becerman began on 4th of January 1981. As a tiny, almost invisible girl she spent all her time singing, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. “I had a very happy childhood,” says Burcu. While studying in Ankara, she met a
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